United States

18.0%

16.0%

16.8%

17.9%

19.5%

New England:

Connecticut

19.9%

16.2%

22.5%

20.3%

19.5%

Maine

19.5%

18.8%

16.7%

22.7%

18.6%

Massachusetts

13.3%

10.3%

14.1%

12.0%

15.3%

New Hampshire

19.5%

15.6%

18.9%

21.0%

19.7%

Rhode Island

11.8%

10.2%

11.2%

9.6%

14.2%

Vermont

21.4%

15.0%

19.4%

21.3%

25.2%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

18.7%

13.6%

20.6%

19.9%

18.5%

New York

16.6%

15.4%

15.3%

14.5%

20.0%

Pennsylvania

19.9%

17.3%

16.3%

20.5%

22.5%

East North Central:

Illinois

16.7%

16.6%

13.8%

18.4%

17.1%

Indiana

20.5%

13.7%

18.5%

21.1%

23.2%

Michigan

22.2%

12.7%

17.7%

23.3%

26.4%

Ohio

19.3%

22.5%

16.9%

17.9%

20.7%

Wisconsin

16.2%

13.3%

15.1%

15.6%

18.3%

West North Central:

Iowa

14.2%

9.1%

10.5%

17.5%

15.0%

Kansas

17.6%

17.4%

15.1%

17.2%

19.2%

Minnesota

16.3%

10.2%

18.7%

19.3%

14.3%

Missouri

16.7%

13.3%

15.6%

14.5%

20.4%

Nebraska

16.3%

18.1%

14.1%

15.0%

18.2%

North Dakota

16.3%

16.3%

16.7%

15.9%

16.4%

South Dakota

12.8%

10.0%

13.2%

12.2%

13.7%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

19.3%

17.0%

20.2%

18.4%

20.5%

District of Columbia

17.4%

14.3%

19.3%

16.2%

18.4%

Florida

17.8%

17.6%

16.3%

18.1%

18.6%

Georgia

18.1%

13.4%

18.8%

17.5%

19.2%

Maryland

18.3%

17.9%

16.2%

19.0%

19.2%

North Carolina

16.2%

15.3%

14.6%

14.2%

19.2%

South Carolina

16.9%

13.0%

18.2%

14.7%

19.2%

Virginia

19.2%

16.7%

19.4%

20.6%

18.8%

West Virginia

18.1%

15.8%

21.3%

15.8%

18.3%

East South Central:

Alabama

13.0%

11.9%

*

13.9%

13.2%

12.7%

Kentucky

19.9%

17.4%

18.6%

22.2%

19.5%

Mississippi

15.2%

10.9%

11.8%

13.0%

20.6%

Tennessee

18.4%

19.5%

16.8%

18.5%

18.8%

West South Central:

Arkansas

16.9%

11.3%

13.5%

18.3%

19.4%

Louisiana

17.5%

16.3%

17.7%

15.7%

19.5%

Oklahoma

19.9%

21.7%

19.3%

15.2%

23.3%

Texas

19.2%

16.7%

19.4%

18.1%

20.7%

Mountain:

Arizona

19.9%

18.2%

18.1%

20.3%

20.9%

Colorado

19.6%

21.3%

20.1%

17.9%

20.1%

Idaho

17.4%

9.5%

*

14.8%

20.2%

21.5%

Montana

17.9%

18.1%

19.2%

17.1%

17.9%

Nevada

19.4%

17.4%

14.2%

18.7%

23.9%

New Mexico

17.3%

18.0%

20.3%

13.0%

18.3%

Utah

18.5%

15.0%

17.2%

18.9%

20.2%

Wyoming

19.8%

35.7%

14.3%

13.8%

22.1%

Pacific:

Alaska

18.1%

15.6%

*

15.3%

18.5%

20.1%

California

17.9%

16.4%

15.9%

19.1%

18.7%

Hawaii

14.2%

12.6%

14.5%

13.1%

15.7%

Oregon

20.4%

16.7%

17.6%

20.0%

24.1%

Washington

19.1%

20.4%

17.9%

17.1%

21.3%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

United States

0.19%

0.46%

0.36%

0.45%

0.32%

New England:

Connecticut

1.37%

2.16%

1.66%

2.15%

1.84%

Maine

1.21%

3.69%

2.70%

2.63%

1.86%

Massachusetts

0.93%

2.45%

1.80%

1.74%

1.83%

New Hampshire

1.04%

1.86%

2.28%

1.37%

3.36%

Rhode Island

1.03%

2.57%

1.81%

1.92%

1.90%

Vermont

1.22%

2.42%

1.85%

2.20%

2.64%

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

1.20%

2.45%

2.92%

1.95%

1.77%

New York

1.16%

1.19%

1.68%

1.74%

2.65%

Pennsylvania

1.27%

1.92%

1.71%

1.87%

1.65%

East North Central:

Illinois

0.87%

2.64%

2.22%

1.54%

1.15%

Indiana

1.13%

1.88%

1.88%

1.67%

2.26%

Michigan

1.50%

3.06%

2.86%

2.51%

2.83%

Ohio

1.26%

3.35%

1.88%

2.49%

1.84%

Wisconsin

1.20%

2.65%

1.87%

2.48%

2.32%

West North Central:

Iowa

1.31%

2.60%

2.07%

1.79%

2.20%

Kansas

1.15%

2.91%

1.53%

1.46%

2.81%

Minnesota

0.83%

1.80%

2.42%

2.11%

1.48%

Missouri

0.96%

2.34%

1.65%

2.16%

1.60%

Nebraska

1.37%

2.91%

1.63%

2.05%

1.94%

North Dakota

1.03%

3.74%

1.89%

2.37%

2.18%

South Dakota

1.25%

2.18%

2.64%

1.84%

1.84%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

0.91%

2.48%

2.43%

1.48%

2.23%

District of Columbia

1.12%

1.65%

2.18%

1.49%

1.11%

Florida

0.60%

1.63%

2.61%

1.20%

2.00%

Georgia

1.10%

1.63%

1.84%

2.24%

2.22%

Maryland

0.54%

3.48%

1.44%

1.18%

1.22%

North Carolina

0.86%

2.74%

1.71%

1.35%

1.36%

South Carolina

1.28%

1.98%

1.94%

2.06%

2.09%

Virginia

0.88%

1.95%

1.64%

1.60%

1.42%

West Virginia

1.71%

4.51%

2.64%

1.88%

2.71%

East South Central:

Alabama

1.16%

3.59%

*

2.93%

1.86%

2.54%

Kentucky

0.95%

2.33%

1.62%

1.50%

2.58%

Mississippi

1.40%

1.85%

2.65%

2.49%

1.80%

Tennessee

1.00%

1.96%

2.10%

2.04%

2.91%

West South Central:

Arkansas

1.54%

2.44%

2.40%

1.63%

2.38%

Louisiana

1.18%

2.20%

4.29%

1.25%

2.82%

Oklahoma

1.64%

2.44%

3.47%

1.45%

2.30%

Texas

0.70%

2.15%

1.98%

1.02%

1.63%

Mountain:

Arizona

0.75%

2.79%

2.72%

0.91%

1.24%

Colorado

1.05%

2.71%

3.04%

1.97%

1.47%

Idaho

1.70%

6.95%

*

3.68%

2.26%

1.66%

Montana

1.11%

3.13%

3.02%

2.42%

1.87%

Nevada

1.63%

3.32%

2.26%

1.61%

2.60%

New Mexico

1.11%

2.45%

2.40%

2.96%

1.74%

Utah

1.41%

3.07%

2.34%

2.32%

2.31%

Wyoming

1.95%

6.92%

1.86%

2.00%

2.49%

Pacific:

Alaska

1.11%

5.74%

*

1.76%

1.36%

2.68%

California

0.45%

0.98%

0.95%

1.22%

0.87%

Hawaii

0.82%

1.93%

1.86%

2.04%

1.29%

Oregon

0.88%

2.18%

2.34%

1.76%

1.71%

Washington

0.80%

2.49%

1.90%

1.56%

1.97%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.